{"id":1742,"date":"2026-04-02T00:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfashow.dmd.uconn.edu\/2026\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:42:03","slug":"habity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfashow.dmd.uconn.edu\/2026\/habity\/","title":{"rendered":"Habity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio uagb-block-vtch0jvd alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-7gzwqvxn uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><p class=\"uagb-ifb-title-prefix\">App Prototype<\/p><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">habity<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Habity - Trailer - Sarai Romero\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1180923352?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio uagb-block-5d14a065 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div data-aos= \"fade-right\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4b65b89d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0082cf6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-26e8081a\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sarai&nbsp;Romero<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-03f5dcbb\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">norwalk, CT<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8ae5a0fe\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Advisor: <strong>Matthew&nbsp;Worwood<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6f5037cc\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Artist Bio<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Sarai Romero is a Digital Media and Design student at the University of Connecticut, Stamford,&nbsp;with a&nbsp;concentration in&nbsp;web and interactive media&nbsp;design,&nbsp;where she&nbsp;focuses on&nbsp;creating&nbsp;user-centered&nbsp;digital experiences that are both functional and visually engaging. She is from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and&nbsp;since&nbsp;childhood, she has loved drawing and playing&nbsp;with computers, which naturally led her to&nbsp;an interest in design and technology.&nbsp;She is&nbsp;intrigued by the positive impact that technology&nbsp;has had on society&nbsp;by making&nbsp;information more accessible, connecting&nbsp;people&nbsp;worldwide,&nbsp;and improving&nbsp;industries&nbsp;like communication,&nbsp;education, business, and healthcare.&nbsp;This interest&nbsp;motivated her to pursue UX design, as it combines creativity with&nbsp;technology. Her&nbsp;goal&nbsp;is to work as a UX\/UI&nbsp;designer&nbsp;creating digital experiences that&nbsp;are&nbsp;intuitive, meaningful, and impactful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade-left\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-787c2033\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-33d869bf wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfashow.dmd.uconn.edu\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Sarai-Romero-Headshot-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1616\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"Sarai Romero Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio uagb-block-f6f9c3e4 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-899e302d\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Artist Statement<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">This app&nbsp;is your daily self-care companion designed to support&nbsp;students\u00b4emotional&nbsp;well-being&nbsp;and&nbsp;help them&nbsp;build healthy, positive habits. I&nbsp;designed&nbsp;this app&nbsp;after noticing&nbsp;how many&nbsp;students face stress, anxiety, and depression, and&nbsp;I wanted to design a&nbsp;tool that would&nbsp;help&nbsp;them&nbsp;manage negative feelings and achieve their personal goals&nbsp;by&nbsp;providing&nbsp;something&nbsp;simple they&nbsp;can rely on anytime.&nbsp;As a designer, I am&nbsp;specifically interested in&nbsp;healthcare&nbsp;and mental health,&nbsp;and this&nbsp;project&nbsp;allowed me to explore&nbsp;how&nbsp;UX design can support emotional well-being in a meaningful&nbsp;and accessible&nbsp;way. The&nbsp;app provides a safe, private&nbsp;space where&nbsp;students&nbsp;can reflect,&nbsp;track their moods and achievements, and stay consistent with their goals. It also guides students toward mental health resources available at their school.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is designed specifically with students in mind, focusing on consistency and providing a supportive tool they can use anytime and anywhere for personal growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio uagb-block-f263f817 uagb-slider-container\"><div class=\"uagb-slides uagb-swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-ade93ac2\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cdc44df8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-d5bb1180 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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